Maintaining the Settlement Flashcards
What year did Mary, Queen of Scots escape to England?
1568
How was Mary connected to the English throne?
Her mother was the sister of Henry VIII
Why was the presence of Mary such a concern for Elizabeth?
Elizabeth was unmarried and a successor not named
Who was the most senior noble in England with sympathies toward Catholicism?
Duke of Norfolk
Whose failure to marry Mary, Queen of Scots triggered the rebellion of the Northern Earls?
Duke of Norfolk
Who was the Protestant Bishop of Durham who was rigorously applying change to the region, prompting rebellion in the north in 1569?
James Pilkington
Who was the President of the Council of the North at the time of the Northern Earls rebellion in 1569?
Earl of Sussex
In which Cathedral did the rebels destroy all evidence of Protestantism and celebrate Catholic mass on 14th November 1569?
Durham
How many people supported the rebellion?
Under 5000
What prompted the abandonment of the rebellion?
Lack of support from Spain and news of government troops arriving
What was the Pope’s late response to the rebellion?
He excommunicated Elizabeth
Which rebel lord escaped execution?
Westmoreland
